Saturday, November 3, 2012

Damodar lila - Controlling the controller with the ropes of love

Krishna was hungry. He wanted milk and so he went to his
mother. Mother Yasoda was churning butter at that time. When she saw Krishna,
she immediately understood that he was hungry and so she started feeding him. Meanwhile
a pot of milk which was getting boiled on the oven started overflowing. Mother Yasoda kept Krishna aside and rushed
to attend the boiling milk on the oven. Seeing that Mother Yasoda had
stopped feeding him the milk, Krishna became
angry. He hit the pot of churning butter with a stone, broke it, and
entered another room.

When Yasoda saw that the pot was broken she immediately
understood that it’s the mischief of Krishna. In the room Krishna was standing
on a mortar which he had put upside down. He
was stealing butter and was also feeding it to the monkeys. When he saw his
mother, he became afraid and started running away. Mother Yasoda became
angry, she thought to punish Krishna.

She caught Krishna and decided to bind him with a rope. However,
when she tried to put knot on the rope she found it short by 2 fingers. She
took more ropes and tied the ropes together. But when she tried to put the knot
it was again short by 2 fingers. She did
it again and again but each time the rope was short by 2 fingers. She
became tired, she started perspiring. Krishna saw her mother and felt great
love for her. He could not bear her
pain. So, he decided to get bound by her ropes.

Saints and sages meditate
for millions of years yearning for a glimpse of the lord. But here mother Yasoda
was so fortunate that she was constantly relishing the pastimes of the Lord and
even was punishing Him. This is why Krishna is called Bhakta Vatsala. We too can
get an opportunity to associate with Krishna. The only qualification
required is our eagerness & our desire to associate with him. Krishna confirms,
“As all surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly” Bhagavad – Gita 4.11.